North African Chicken and Rice
I'm always looking to try recipes from different cultures, and this one is a huge favorite. We love the spice combinations. This cooks equally well in a slow cooker or a pressure cooker. —Courtney Stultz, Weir, Kansas
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 to 1 cup chopped pitted green olives
- 1 medium lemon, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or water
- 4 cups hot cooked brown rice
Reviews
My husband loved this recipe. I did make several changes, first, substituting organic bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs for the boneless/skinless thighs. Not having golden raisins, I used 1/2 cup of currents and 1/2 cup halved dried apricots. Next I added an additional clove of minced garlic and a pinch of cumin. We wanted a change from rice, so I served it over couscous. Easy and delicious. YUM!
Absolutely delicious! Made this in my multi-pot with the pressure cooker. Had also wondered about the odd-seeming combination of spices, but after looking at many other Moroccan and North African recipes that were very similar, decided to follow the recipe exactly. It was amazing. I might add a bit of cumin next time as I like that flavor with this type of food from this region. Even better the next day.
I added some more spices, might add a bit more raisins next time. Perhaps other people simply like different things, Tiffany.
I followed this recipe exactly, other than subbing boneless skinless chicken for thighs, and it was awful! The combination of spices didn’t work well together at all, and the raisins didn’t taste right with the olives. Of my 4 person family, no one liked it, and most of us couldn’t eat more than a few bites. I’m baffled as to how this recipe has such great reviews.
This went over well with my family. I might add more raisins next time. The leftovers worked very well packed as lunches for work.
This is delicious! A wonderful, unique combination of flavors and spices. I made this as it is written. I will be making it again and sharing the rec8.
Nice Spice Mix with an International feel. I substituted with boneless, skinless breast and extra-long grain rice. I WILL make this again and use the chicken thighs and try a Jasmine rice. I love this recipe. It's exotic, filling and so delicious!
Easy and delish! Great to freeze for later, too.